Ivan Thomas

Biography

Ivan Thomas is the Head Coach of Hampton University men's basketball, a position he has held since 2024. In his inaugural season, the Pirates achieved multiple milestones including their first undefeated month since 2002-03 and posted a 17-16 record, the second most wins by a first-year head coach in program history. Hampton finished with eight conference wins, surpassing CAA win totals from their first two seasons in the league, and had their deepest CAA Tournament run. The bench averaged 35.5 points per game, fourth most in the country. Before Hampton, Thomas served as Associate Head Coach at Georgetown under Ed Cooley in 2023-24. He spent eight seasons as Assistant Coach at Providence (2016-23), contributing to six postseason appearances including five NCAA Tournament berths. Thomas has extensive high school coaching experience, serving as head coach at Kecoughtan High (2008-15) with a 127-60 record and two Peninsula District championships, T.C. Williams High (2005-08) with a 75-9 record and three league titles, and Edison High (2002-05). He was named Virginia Coach of the Year in 2008 after leading T.C. Williams to a state title. Thomas also spent 13 years coaching the Boo Williams 17U AAU team and holds master's degrees from VCU and George Mason, plus a bachelor's from VCU. A Norfolk, Virginia native, he is married to Dr. Jennifer Miles-Thomas and has three children.